Franklin DBE-1440 - Manuals

4 Key Guide Combination Keys* f n + At a dictionary entry, pages up or or down. f n + At a dictionary entry, displays or the next or previous entry. cap + At a menu, goes to the first or or last item. At a dictionary entry,goes to the start or end of theentry. f n + Transfers a word between card boo...

5 Installing Batteries Your product is powered by two CR-2032 lithium, 3-volt batteries. Followthese easy instructions to install orreplace them. 1. Turn your product over. 2. Lift the battery cover on the back of your product by pushing up onthe catch. 3. Install the batteries with the positive sid...

6 1. Turn your product off. 2. Turn your product over. 3. Align the tabs on the book card with the notches in the slot. 4. Press the book card down until it snaps into place. Installing Book Cards Selecting a Book Once a book card is installed in the product, youcan select which book you want to use...

7 l e a r n d i c t t h e s g a m e s RED GREEN YELLOW BLUE The red, green, yellow, and blue keys onyour product change functions according tothe book card you select. Their functionsare labelled on individual cards. Bookcard Color Keys When you press menu , you will see ten icons. Use these to quic...

8 You can view a demonstration or tutorial ofthis dictionary at any time. 1. Press menu . 2. Use the arrow keys to highlight and press enter . 3. Press to highlight either Tutorial or View Demo and press enter . To stop the demonstration or exit fromthe Tutorial and go to the Word Entryscreen, press...

9 ➤ Learn a New Word Your dictionary comes with a Learn a Word feature to help you increaseyour Spanish or English vocabulary.Each time you turn your SpanishProfessor on, you can see a randomheadword taken from the dictionary. If you wish to turn this feature on, press menu . Highlight and press ent...

10 Translating Spanish Words ➤ Understanding Definitions Dictionary entries consist of head-words, parts of speech, the transla-tion, and/or definitions. Other formsof the word may follow the headword.Capitalized words indicate the cat-egory for which the word is used. Af-ter the translation or defi...

11 ➤ Choosing Multiple Forms Some words in this dictionary havemore than one form (e.g. sí, si). Whenthe word you are looking up hasmultiple forms, the different formsappear in a list. Simply highlight the form you wantand press enter to see its dictionary entry. For example, enter si at the Word En...

12 You can choose My Spelling Bee (English) which uses English words from My WordList, My Spelling Bee (Spanish) which uses Spanish words from My Word List, or theFranklin ® TOEFL ® Test Spelling Bee which uses words from the TOEFL ® Test Word List. 3. Highlight the list you want and press enter . A...

13 Using the Grammar Guide Your Spanish Professor includes ahelpful grammar guide that describesparts of speech. You can view it byselecting from the main menu or by pressing learn . From the Exercises Menu 1. Press menu . 2. Highlight and then press enter . Or you can press learn . 3. Press to high...

14 Another way to look up words is byhighlighting them in dictionary entries orword lists. You can then find their definitions, phrases, or add them to MyWord List. 1. At any text, press enter to start the highlight. To turn the highlight off, press back . 2. Use the arrow keys to move the highlight...

15 Advanced Verb Conjugations Read the definition to find the verbyou want (e.g., to study). 4. Press conj to conjugate the headword, estudiar. Highlight the translation you want(e.g., study) and press enter . These are the principal forms of theSpanish verb “estudiar”. The Englishtranslations are b...

16 ➤ Accenting Letters You can look up accented wordswithout typing accents. If there are noMultiple Forms, the Spanish Profes-sor will take you directly to the word.If there are Multiple Forms, you willhave to choose the correct word froma Multiple Forms list. See “ChoosingMultiple Forms” on page 1...

17 If you are uncertain about how to spell aword, type a question mark (?) in place ofeach unknown letter. To find prefixes,suffixes, and other parts of words, type anasterisk ( ✽ ) in a word. Each asterisk stands for a series of letters. Note: If you type an asterisk at the beginning of a word, it ...

18 Translating Traveller’s Phrases 4. Press or to highlight the phrase you want to translate and then press enter . Searching for a Specific Phrase 1. Press clear and then press lang to select the look-up language, if needed. 2. Type a keyword for which you’d like to find a phrase (e.g., ticket). 3....

19 Adding Words from the Word EntryScreen You can also add words to My Word List di-rectly from the Word Entry screen. 1. Press clear . 2. Press lang to choose the language of the word you want to add (e.g., Span-ish). English words will be added to the EnglishList; Spanish words will be added to th...

20 Playing the Games You have seven fun games to choosefrom. Changing Game Settings Before you play, you can choose thesource of the words, the skill level, thelanguage, and whether or not graphicswill be used. 1. Press menu , highlight and press enter . 2. Hold down cap and press to highlight Game ...

21 Selecting a Game In the Games list, use or to movethe highlight to the game of your choiceand press enter . Getting Help in the Games During any game you can read instruc-tions by pressing help . You can get a hint by holding cap and pressing ? * or reveal the game word by pressing ? * . Note : I...

22 a round and reveal the word. To see thedefinition of the game word, press enter . Press back to return to the game. Guess the Word In Guess the Word, you must type themissing letters in the mystery word. To readthe definition of the mystery word, press ,if needed. Press or , if needed, toselect a...

23 Making Calculations 1. Press until you see the calculator. 2. Type a number. Note: q-p will type numbers 0-9 automatically. You can type up to 10digits. To type a decimal, press g (.). To change the sign of a number, press z (+/-) . 3. Press a math function key. 4. Type another number.5. Press en...

24 The converter allows you to convertmeasurements and currency. Making Metric Conversions 1. Press until you see the Conversions menu. 2. Use to select a conversion category (e.g., Weights). 3. Select a conversion (e.g., grams/ ounces). 4. Type a number after one of the units. Note: q-p will type n...

25 This dictionary can transfer words withcertain other BOOKMAN book cards.To send a word to another book, youmust first install a book card in yourproduct, and that book card must beable to send or receive words in theselected language. To learn if a bookcard can send or receive words, readits User...

26 Model DBE-1440: Spanish Professor/ Profesor de inglés • Batteries: two CR-2032 3 volt lithium• Size: 13.5 x 9.0 x 1.5 cm• Weight: 113.4 g© 2000 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., Burlington,N.J. 08016-4907 USA. All rights reserved.© 1993 Larousse BordasAll rights reserved.FOR HOME OR OFFICE US...